Edward R. Ladew

Edward R. Ladew
Born	(1855-02-18)February 18, 1855
Died	Glen Cove, Long Island
Cause of death	Cirrhosis
Known for	Fayerweather & Ladew
Children	Harvey Smith Ladew Elise Wall Ladew (1890-1978)
Parent(s)	Rebecca Krom (?-1904) Harvey Smith Ladew I (?-1888)
Relatives	Joseph Harvey Ladew, Sr., brother

Edward R. Ladew (February 18, 1855 - August 30, 1905) was the cofounder of Fayerweather & Ladew with Daniel Burton Fayerweather, a leather manufacturer. In 1893 he became vice president of the United States Leather Company. He owned the yacht Orienta and the mansion Elsinore.

Biography

He was born on February 18, 1855 in Shokan, New York to Rebecca Krom (?-1905) and Harvey Smith Ladew I (?-1888). He joined the leather manufacturer of J. B. Hoyt & Co. in 1877 where he met Daniel Burton Fayerweather. Ladew was married January 26, 1886, to Louise Berry Wall, the sister of the famous dandy Evander Berry Wall. She was the daughter of Charles Wall. They had two children, Harvey Smith Ladew; and Elise Wall Ladew (1890–1978) who married William Russell Grace III (1879-?). Elise Ladew was painted in November 1911 by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury, a friend of her uncle Evander Berry Wall, in an oval portrait, now in a private collection in Ketchum, Idaho.

Edward R. Ladew died on August 30, 1905 at Glen Cove, Long Island of cirrhosis at age 50.

References

• Elise Ladew 1.jpg

  Elise Wall Ladew (1890–1978), daughter of Edward R. Ladew